Aspirin plus clopidogrel versus aspirin alone after coronary artery bypass grafting: the clopidogrel after surgery for coronary artery disease (CASCADE) Trial.

A, Kulik; May MR, Le; P, Voisine; JC, Tardif; R, Delarochelliere; S, Naidoo; GA, Wells; TG, Mesana; M, Ruel

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.110.978007

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Aspirin plus clopidogrel versus aspirin alone after coronary artery bypass grafting: the clopidogrel after surgery for coronary artery disease (CASCADE) Trial.

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Kulik A

Le May MR

Voisine P

Abstract

Background clopidogrel inhibits intimal hyperplasia in animal studies and therefore may reduce saphenous vein graft (SVG) intimal hyperplasia after coronary artery bypass grafting. The Clopidogrel After Surgery for Coronary Artery DiseasE (CASCADE) study was undertaken to evaluate whether the additi...

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